Dafaru Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Dafaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Dafaru (9) may also be a first name.
Dafaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dafaru is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dafaru is the 7,117,718th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dafaru reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 9 people.
The last name Dafaru is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Dafaru is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 50 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent live and Kaduna, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 14 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafaru
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